Fountain-pen cleaner



C. W. GARVER.

FOUNTAIN PEN CLEANER.-

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25.1919.-

WITNESSES IN I/E/V T OR 6 Jammy,

ATTORNEYS Patented June I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W, GARVER, F ASHLANLD, OHIO.

FOUNTAIN-PEN CLEANER.

Application filed July 25,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES V. GARVER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Pen Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in fountain pen cleaners, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive and efiicient device of the character specified, in the form of a tubular casing of suitable material, adapted to receive in one end the pen supporting portion of a fountain pen, and to engage within the other the outlet of a Water valve.

In the drawings Figure l is a side view showing the device in use,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device itself,

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The present embodiment of the invention comprises a tubular member 1 of hard rubber or like suitable material, and the said casing is tapering externally as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The large end of the casing is adapted to receive that portion 2 of a fountain pen which supports the pen point and the tube 3 for conducting the ink to the pen point.

Since this portion 2 is tapering, it will be evident that the said portion will tightly plug the end of the casing 1. The opposite end of the tubular casing is tapering as indi- 3 is an end view looking at one end,

l is an end view looking at the other Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 313,255.

cated at at, and is adapted to engage within the outlet or "faucet 5 pertaining to a Water supply system.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the bore 5 of the casing is flaring or reamed at the large end, that is, at the end that receives the portion 2 of the'pen point, and externally the tubular casing is flattened to provide a plane face 6 upon which may be placed directions for the use of the cleaner.

In use, the portion 2 of the pen carrying the pen point, is pushed into the flaring end of the bore 5, and the taperingend of the casing is thrust into the outlet of the faucet 5. Now the water is turned on, by opening the faucet, and it will be evident that the water must flow through the portion 2 and through the pipe 3, thoroughly cleansing the pen, the pipe 3, and the portion 2. The plane surface (5 insures also that the casing will not roll when placed upon a fiat surface.

The plane surface or flattened portion of the periphery of the tubular member provides also a grip for facilitating the twisting of the casing into or out of the faucet.

I claim A device of the character specified'comprising a tubular casing having one end tapering to engage within the faucet, of a water supply system, the opposite end of the casing having its bore flaring to receive the pen point carrying portion of a fountain pen, said casing having a portion of its periphery flattened to provide a grip for facilitating the twisting of the casing into or out of a faucet and said flattened portion being further adapted to bear directions for the use of the device.

' CHARLES W. GARVER. 

